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Wednesday, February 28th, 2007Today is the last day to participate in our first ever Recycled Fabric Swap! Receive a packet of fabric delivered right to your door! Take out fabric pieces you want and stick in some fabric you no longer need!
If you would like to participate, email me your name, mailing address and email address by the [...]
Recycled Fabric Swap
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007Do you have fabric in your sewing room that you haven’t used for a while? Maybe you no longer need it for the project you had planned or it has just lost its creativity in your eyes. Perhaps it doesn’t blend with most of the other fabrics in your stash or you are tired [...]
What to do with fabric you no longer need!
Wednesday, February 7th, 2007I have some and I am sure you do too: fabric you no longer want, need or will use. What do you do with it? Let it sit on the shelf or in the drawer for months while it is aging? Give it away? Perhaps keep it until you reach the day that you might [...]
Why did I wait so long?
Thursday, February 1st, 2007There are those tasks that I just seem to put off until I have to do them or I get tired of looking at them in my sewing room. Here is one such thing – my Dad’s shirt collar.
I noticed a couple weeks ago that the collar is really torn, but otherwise the shirt is [...]
Fabric Buying: How many yards should I buy?
Wednesday, January 31st, 2007The past few weeks I have been sorting through my overwhelming collection of fabric. Yes, for most of you this may only take a few hours or a couple days, but for my toppling stash, it can very easily take a couple of weeks! :) As I am sorting different pieces into piles for projects, [...]
Satin Stitching Tips
Wednesday, January 24th, 2007Satin stitching is a fun and simple stitch to do when you are stitching applique pieces. What’s the trick the corners and inside and outside curves? Print and laminate the following guide for helpful tips when satin stitching.
Hankie Blankie Pets – New Friends
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007Check out the brand NEW collection of Hankie Blankie Pets – New Friends! A cute little frog, bouncing bunny and quacking duck will greet your eyes just itching to be stitched! Look for just the pattern with complete directions for stitching the animal plus the digitized animal faces on a CD!
This new collection is just [...]
How did that stain appear?
Wednesday, January 17th, 2007How did that stain appear? It just happens. One moment your project is clean and stain free. All of a sudden,a drop of blood, ink or oil appears. What can you do to take out your unwanted stains? Try some of the following solutions.
505 Spray Adhesive – 505 is a wonderful spray adhesive to use [...]
Trying to create embroidery flops…
Saturday, January 13th, 2007As I am typing, my embroidery machine is stitching away behind me. As soon as the design is finished in the hoop that is on the machine, I have another hoop full of fabric ready for another design. So what exactly am I stitching? Well, you are probably not going to believe this, but I [...]
Red & White Blocks
Thursday, January 11th, 2007 Here is my pile of red and white blocks that I sent to Clare for the Leukaemia quilt project. Get in on the fun and share some of your own red and white blocks to support an excellent cause! You can read more about the Leukaemia quilt project here.
There are over 20 blocks in [...]